Bath



Dec. 29, 1936.

M. E. ENTLEY .INVENTOR Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED SATES BATH Marguerite Edith Bentley, Longfield, England Application April 10,

1935, Serial No. 15,556

In Great Britain April 18, 1934 4 Claims.

Owing to the surface of baths being slippery, a not inconsiderable number of accidents, accompanied by the risk of submergence, occur to users of baths, particularly on board ships at sea. Any attempt on the part of the user of the bath to grip the rim thereof is usually inefiective since the uses hand is Wet and/or soapy and fails to grip on the Smooth surface of the bath. Now, it is the object of this invention to avoid the risk of such accidents.

According to this invention, the bath is provided with grips in the form of tongues or lips which Can be gripped by the user's hands so that he can support and prevent himself from slipping.

5 arranged in recesses formed in the bath so that they ofier no obstruction to the user.

In order that this invention may be the more clearly understood and readily carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate certain embodiments of this invention, and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bath provided with grips in the form of upwardly sloping tongues; and

Figure 2 is an enlarged view tongues.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but of a slightly modified form of grip.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of the upper portion of a bath and shows a grip in the form of a tongue or extended lip arranged horizontally; and

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the upper portion of a bath and shows a grip in the form of a downwardly directed tongue or extended lip; and

Figure 7 is a Section on line 1- 'l thereof.

Like reference letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the grips, shown at a, are arranged in recesses b of which the Walls are made concave, the lower portion of the recess serving to drain drips back into the bath. The grips preferably point towards the foot-end of the bath so as to enable the user to obtain the maximum support with the minimum of effort. The end b of the recess is shaped so as to enable the user s fingers to pass with ease behind and to hold the grip a, while the other end b of the recess is longer and merges into the wall and rim of the bath whereby the user's wrist is enabled to occupy a comfortable and natural of one of such In the preferr-ed construction, the grips are position without Strain when holding the grip. In the case of baths provided with a wide roll or edge 22 the grip is preferably bent over at its upper end, as shown at a so as to provide a check against any tendency of the hand to' slip up- 5 wards.

In the case of baths having a narrow roll or edge, it-is preferable to adopt the construction of grip shown in Figure 3 which differs from that shown in Figures 1 and 2 only in that the upper end of the grip is not bent over. If, however, it is desired to employ the bent-over end in baths with a narrow roll or edge this can Conveniently be done by disposing the grip so that it overhangs the wall b of the bath' or by providing a suitable 15 bend in the grip as Will be well understood.

The grip may be corrugated so as to fit the user's fingers, if so desired. Conveniently also its inner face is arranged to be in alignment with the inner face of the wall D of the bath, although 20 it may, if desired, be set in towards the recess.

AS shown in Figures 4 and 5 the grip a lies substantially at the junction of the rim b with the wall b ,of the bath and it is in the form of an extended tongue overhanging the recess b and pointing towards the foot-end of the bath. In this construction, the user's hand can abutagainst the shoulders C c on opposite Sides of the grip.

In Figures 6 and 7 the grip hangs down in front of the recess and it is preferably constructed with a bend as illustrated so that it points towards the foot-end of the bath.

In some cases, the grip may be shortened so that it becomes what may be termed a lip under which the user's fingers would curl in use. The 35 grip, tongue or lip may overhang the recess at any desired point and may extend to any desired extent around the edge of the recess.

In a modification, the recess may be formed wholly in the rim or edge of the bath. 4 40 Although it is preferable to arrange the grips opposite one another, as shown in Figure 1, they may be arranged in stagg'ered relation to 'one another and there may be any desired number of them. Also, in certain cases, it may suffice to employ a grip at one side only of the bath.

In some cases the wall b may be partially or completely dispensed with, thereby leaving an aperture, but if this is done it is preferable to provide a gutter or channel in conjunction with the grip arranged so as to lead,drips back into the bath.

I claimzl 1. In a bathtub, a hand-grip which is connected at one end to the bathtub, is free at the other end, and is located Within, or substantlally within, a recess in the wall of the bathtub.

2. In a bathtub, an upwardly directed handgrip which is Connected at one end to the bathtub, is free at the other end, and is located within, or substantially Within, a. recess in the Wall' tub, is free at the other end, and is located within, or substantially within, a. recess in the wall of the bathtub.

4. In a bathtub, a downwardly directed handgrip which is connected at one end to the bathtub, is free at the other end, and is located Within, or substantially within, a. recess in the Wall of the bathtub. V

MARGUERITE EDITH BENTLEY. 

